Italian Countess Studies U S Extension Work Visit
Countess della Gherardesca of Rome on a three and a half month study tour under a U S exchange program visited Cedar Rapids Ames and other Iowa sites to learn about extension service farm home management and women’s education She emphasized Italy’s need for more schools lighter academic loads and better information dissemination to farm women and planned talks on her experiences after returning home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Strong
Burlington
Iona Map
Countess Della Gherardesca
Rome
United States
State Department
Gherardescu
Cedar Rapids
Ames
America
Italian League of Women Voters
Italian Council of Women
Iowa
Iowa State College
Extension Service
Haly
Washington, D. C
Frontier Nursing Service
Berea College
Kentucky
St. Louis
Italy
Board of Education
University of California At Berkeley
South
Mississippi State College
Gartette
Flavia Della Gherardesca
Lowa
U.S
Mildred Wellman
Iawa State College
Entertaining Beta Sigma Phi Transferees at Mrs Kindig’s Home
Roberta Kintzman and Leone Karkery, transferees of Beta Sigma Phi, were entertained by Sigma chapter at Mrs. Joe Kindig’s home 119 Seventeenth Street NE on a Wednesday evening with Evelyn Rhodes assisting as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Sigma Fhi
Roberta Kintzman
Leone Karkery
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Sigma Chapter
Joe Kindig
Seventeenth Street
Evelyn Rhodes
State Official of VFW Auxiliary Visit Planned
Miss Roth Davis of Burlington, chairman of the VFW auxiliary department junior youth activities, will visit the local auxiliary Saturday for a luncheon. She will inspect the newly organized junior unit at 1 30 p.m. The unit runs a membership drive open to girls 6 to 16 with a father or brother in military service. The group supports community and veterans hospital projects and aids the post and sponsoring auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roth Davis
Burlington
VFW Auxiliary Department
Post
Halloween masquerade party at Cedar Rapids Country Club
Tonight a masquerade party will be hosted at the Cedar Rapids Country Club by Mr. and Mrs. David Keehn Mr. and Mrs. Weston Ralston TI Mrs. Martha Lou Conkling Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lindsay Jr and Mr. and Mrs. William Bergman. There will be 130 guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Country Club
David Keehn
Weston Ralston TI
Martha Lou Conkling
Kenneth Lindsay, Jr
William Bergman
Quartons Host Relatives From Durant Visit
Mr. and Mrs. William Quarton of Crescent street entertained Mrs. Quarton's mother Mrs. H. F. Bierkamp and her sister Mrs. Viola Bauer, both of Durant, who were visiting at their home and returned to Durant on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Quarton
Crescent Street
Sfe
Locher Dinner Honors Strittmatters Before Move
Mr and Mrs John J Locher Jr entertain twelve guests at a dinner tonight honoring Mr and Mrs A N Strittmatter as they prepare to move Saturday to Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Locher, Jr
Grande Avenue SE
A. N. Strittmatter
Monticello
Mrs John T Hamilton Returns From New York
Lakeside resident Mrs John T Hamilton EI returned the first of the week from New York after a three week visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Hamilton
New York
John T. Hamilton EI
Lakeside
Personal Shower Honors Helen Rose Jandl Before Germany Move
Mrs Charles M Boland and Miss Mary Jandl hosted a personal shower for sister Helen Rose Jandl who will depart September 9 for Worms Germany to marry Severn J Dostel Forty guests attended at the St Wenceslaus lodge rooms including out of town visitors Mrs Richard Hoover from Iowa City and Mrs Walter Secrist of Viola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Boland
iMiss Mary Jandl
Helen Rose Jandl
Nev
Worms
Germany
Severn J. Dostel
St. Wenceslaus ‘Lodge
Richard Hoover
Iowa City
Walter Secrist
Viola
Cedar View Golf Banquet Saturday Planned at Country Club
Cedar View Country Club will host its annual golf banquet and dance on Saturday evening. The event opens with a 7 PM cocktail hour, dinner at 7:30, and dancing from 10 PM to 1 AM. A floor show is included and no outside music is provided by the Cafe Society orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar View
Cedar View Country Club
Cafe Society Orchestra
Dinner Tonight for Barrows Guests at SE Home
Mr and Mrs Arthur Harlow host Mr and Mrs Leslie Tripp of Pontiac Michigan and Mr and Mrs Loren Benton of San Antonio Texas as houseguests. The Norths of Forest Drive SE entertain tonight for the visitors before they depart Friday to attend the Minnesota Iowa game in Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Harlow
Country Club
Farkway SE
Leslie Tripp
Pontiac, Mich
Loren Benton
San Antonio
Texas
Earl J. North
Forest Drive
Minneapolis
SUI Chorus Adds 100 New Members
Iowa City nearly 100 new members join the University of Iowa chorus for the season debut at the Iowa Memorial Union. The concert features two Handel choruses from L Allegro and several folk songs conducted by Herald Stark. Free tickets available at the Union starting Saturday with WSUI broadcasting the program. Notables from northeast Iowa include James De Lancey Janet Hatus er Patricia McMullan Harriet Whitesel Lor raine Leichsencing Thomas Macomber Ozzie Carlson Shirley Wiese Dysart Douglas Vermilya Carolyn Gee Independence Beatrice Dierks Julia Fay James Meade Kathleen Meade Rolanda Ringo Ruth Vornhall Shirley Abrams Lone Tres Fred Hahn Maquoketa Gerald Sheda Joyce Postel Monticello Phyl Channer Oelwein Marilyn Sires Tama Charlotte Chadima Troy Mills.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa Memorial Union
Herald Stark
WSUI
Iowa
James de Lancey
Janet Hatus
Patricia McMullan
Harriet Whitesel
Cedar Rapids
Lorraine Leichsencing
Amana
Thomas Macomber
Cascade
Ozzie Carlson
Decorah
Shirley Wiese
Dysart
Douglas Vermilya
Guttenberg
Carolyn Gee
Independence
Beatrice Dierks
Julia Fay
James Meade
Kathleen Meade
Rolanda Ringo
Ruth
Vornhall
Shirley Abrams
Lone Tres
Fred Hahn
Sixteenth Birthday Dinner for Suzanne Hahn
Miss Suzanne Hahn daughter of Mr and Mrs H Cedric Hahn 315 Twenty third street drive SE celebrated her sixteenth birthday Tuesday at a dinner party hosted by her mother Guests included Cornelia Mont gomery Julie Foster Barbara Bernstorf Karen Stepanek Sheryl Johnson Mary Alice Kesler Susan McIntyre Marilee Waters Sharon Gaston Nancy Redhouse Barbara Mixson Janet Fryrear Sally Swaney and Sondra Hahn
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suzanne Hahn
H. Cedric Hahn
Twenty-third Street Drive
Cornelia Montgomery
Julie Foster
Barbara Bernstorf
Karen Stepanek
Sheryl Johnson
Mary Alice Kesler
Susan McIntyre
Marilee Waters
Sharon Gaston
Nancy Redhouse
Barbara Mixson
Janet Fryrear
Sally Swaney
Sondra Hahn
Couple Marries in Yuma. Cedar Rapids Bride Returns
Ina Conway wed William Nelson in Yuma Arizona on October 20. The bride returns to Cedar Rapids to live with her parents while the groom serves overseas in the navy.
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Ina Conway
R. C. Dew
Twelfth
Avenue SW
Yuma
Ariz
William
Nelson
C. le
Marshall, Texas
Cedar Rapids
Navy
Nancy McGuire Elected Pledge Class President
Nancy McGuire of 228 Twenty-fifth Street Drive SE was chosen president of the pledge class of Kappa Alpha, a social sorority at the University of Town. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McGuire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy McGuire
Twenty-fifth Street Drive
Kappa Alpha Theta Social Sorority
The
University of Town
J. A. McGuire
Mercy Students Rally After Truman Appearance
Mount Mercy students held a political rally in the college gym following Harry S. Truman's Cedar Rapids visit. Republican speakers included Joan Reind Rose Ellen O'Brien and Betty Mahoney. Democrat speakers were Dorothy Bohr Agnes Svoboda and Betty Henry. Democratic chairman was Mary Elizabeth Hennessey and Republican chairman Tone Rosenbaum with introductions by Lois Gansen and Janet Dunno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Mercy
Harry S. Truman
Cedar Rapids
Joan Reind
Rose Ellen [O’brien
Decorah
Betty Mahoney
Alta Vista
Dorothy Bohr
Ossian
Betty Henry
Agnes Svoboda
Protivia
Mary Elizabeth Hennessey
Celdar Rapids
Tone Rosenbaum
Lois Gansen
Janet Dunno
Sally Ann Zakaib to Marry Tom Ruffin Jr
Miss Sally Ann Zakaib becomes engaged to Tom Ruffin Jr son of Mr and Mrs Tom Ruffin of Charleston West Virginia The wedding is set for December 21 at St George Orthodox Church in Charleston Miss Zakaib works for American Fire Insurance Company and Ruffin attends the University of Town while employed by Dewey and Almy Chemical Company
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Ann Zakaib
Tom Ruffin
Tom Ruddin
Sixteenth Street
George Zakaib
Charleston
W. Va
St. George Orthodox Church
Miss Zakaib
American Fire Insurance Company of Charleston
Ruffin
The
University of Town
Dewey and Almy Chemical Company
Surprise Shower Honors Mrs C B Wilford At Kalona Home
Mrs C B Wilford formerly Jane Cantwell was feted at a post nuptial shower Tuesday evening at 712 Fifteenth Street SE. Hosts were Mrs C M Wilford Mrs John Hoyle Mrs A J Vaupel and Mrs Frank Wilford with 12 guests attending. Vivian Hochstetler of Kalona and Marilyn Miller named as board members in Iowa City notice.
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C. B. Wilford
Jane Cantwell
C. M. Wilford
I Fifteenth Street
Wilford
John Hoyle
A. J. Vaupel
Frank Wilford
Iowa City
Vivian Hochstetler
Kalona
Marilyn Miller
Foster Family Visitation From Houston En Route to Brooklyn
Lt. and Mrs. John Foster and son Steven visit Cedar Rapids relatives Dr. and Mrs. Wayne Foster and Mr. and Mrs. Verdi Lenizen at 2464 Hillcrest SE and 318 Crescent St. SE. Lt. Foster departs Wednesday for Brooklyn New York aboard carrier Bennington. Mrs. Foster and Steven stay in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Foster
Steven
Houston
Texas
Wayne J. Foster
Hillcrest Dive SE
Verdi “. Lenizen
Crescent Street
Foster
Lt. Foster
Brooklyn
N. Y
Bennington
Cedar Rapids
Halloween Party Hosted by Pat Lagel at Elmhurst Drive
The Q ki ci ya pi Camp Fire group held a Halloween party Tuesday evening at Pat Lagel's home on 1379 Elmhurst Drive NE. Attendees played games and refreshments were served.
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Pat Lagel
Elmhurst Drive
Eight UI students named to Currier Hall activities board
Monticello an early noted town joins eight students named to the Currier hall activities board at the University of Iowa. The board directs student participation in campus residence programs and events.
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Monticello
Currier Hall
University of Iowa
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